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Closed and deleted question about fraud in the 2024 Venezuelan election
My question pertains to the following question:
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/57189/what-evidence-is-there-of-election-fraud-in-the-2024-venezuelan-presidential-ele
It was deemed to ...
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Why was my question about tanks in Ukraine closed?
I have a question about my Skeptics Stack Exchange post: In 2024 why are there only 14 abrams in ukraine?
Why was it closed?
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Claims involving personal information about notable people - Part2 (7 years later)
So what's the verdict here? Claims involving personal information about notable people about https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/31738/has-emma-watson-stated-or-been-credibly-reported-to-have-...
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Can we reopen "Did Jeffry Epstein kill himself?"?
It has been a minute. This controversial question here:
Did Jeffry Epstein kill himself?
Is nearly three years old, and is beginning to be forgotten about. Before that happens, and before things ...
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My question is not a duplicate. Can it be reopened?
My question is not a duplicate, for reasons that I have explained within the question itself. Can it please be re-opened?
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My question has been closed because of it being duplicate and it isn't
This is the question: Did Derren Brown use subliminal messages in this trick?
My question is nothing like the question it is redirecting too. That question asks for a different thing and my question ...
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My answer was deleted as original, non verifiable research. That wasn't the case
I wrote an answer to the following question.
Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or her office write and publish this draft version of a resolution?
It was deleted as "Original Research". However, the only ...
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Understanding Skeptics rules!
Why was this question Did Trump say “going loco”? closed as off-topic for for “not challenging notable claims such as pseudoscience”, while the following one was not? Did Barron Trump wear a “I'm ...
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Do we need a "widely believed" filter for claims made by celebrities? [duplicate]
Currently almost everything a celebrity says qualifies as notable here. The only exceptions that I've seen applied (until yesterday) are:
what a celebrity says in fiction (e.g. in a magician's show or ...
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Can we reopen the Trump Tower wiretapping question?
I asked Did Obama's administration bug Trump Tower?, and it was immediately put on hold because there was allegedly an ongoing investigation by "a court of law, government, or other similar ...
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Do we apply a different standard to social science questions than to hard science?
I asked this question, and it was closed as "unclear":
Is there scientific evidence to support a distinction between "Ask" and "Guess" cultures?
Ordinarily, I would chalk this up ...
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How should I edit my question (that you closed as too broad), so as it could be reopened?
This question: Does drinking water after eating watermelon cause cholera? has been closed by you. I am not aware of the rules and policies of this website--neither I want to know them. So please tell ...
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By rewriting a closed question I think I answered it
I had this question closed, an action I accepted. However, just today someone posted this reasonably good answer to a similar question. I chased up the references and found some more details to add to ...
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How to improve this question on claims that the liberal media prevents anti-government reporting
I hear this all the time. Last night during a bout of insomnia, I flipped to Fox Business and saw Stossel complaining about how the "liberal media" almost totally forbids reports on problems with ...
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Question closed because opinion based. How can I reword this question?
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/19842/are-there-any-official-studies-to-support-cunninghams-law
I have since reworded my question to make it have a focus on asking for studies and/or ...